ORDINANCE NO. 220516

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Amending Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 10-211, Number of retail alcoholic beverage licenses, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter to align it with other like sections of chapter 10

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WHEREAS, on January 14, 2022, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 210961 which made many necessary changes and updates to Chapter 10; and

WHEREAS, after working with the newly revised Chapter 10 for a few months it has been found that revisions are needed to prevent future and ongoing exceptions to this section as this has been an ongoing issue for many years; and

WHEREAS, the density model has become antiquated because there are many different types of businesses that have an interest in getting a liquor license that are not simply categorized as a "tavern" or a "package store"; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby amended by repealing Section 10-211, Number of retail alcoholic beverage licenses, and replacing it with a new section of like number and subject matter to read as follows:

Sec. 10-211. Number of retail alcoholic beverage licenses.

A significant concentration of alcoholic beverage licenses within any segment of the community is likely to interfere with or be detrimental to the rights or interests of the community. For purposes of this section, it shall be presumed that a proposed license is likely to interfere with or be detrimental to the rights or interests of the neighboring community if the location of the proposed license will exceed the limitations outlined in this section. The number of alcoholic beverage licenses issued by the director shall be limited on the following basis:

(1) Retail sales-by-drink licenses. One retail sales-by-drink license may be issued for population of zero to 1,50...

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